Cultivator.



116.8456560. PATENTED FEB. 26, 19o?.

W. C. OGLETREE.

GULTIVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED NOVLIO, 1906.

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WILBUErc. roGLETTREE, or oAREoLLTou, GEons-Ii;u

Specficatonfof Letters Patent.

Application'ied November 10,1906. sesam. 342:838.

i0 allauhom may concern:

Beit known that I, WILBUE C. OGLETEEE, .a citizenfo'f the United States,res'iding at'Carroll'tomfin the county of Carroll and 'State of Georgia, :have vinvented new and useful Im- ,provemen'ts1in--Gu1tivators, of which the folso disposed `that when the cultivator is used 'the outer member of one section cultivates 'the outer side of a row of growing plants and the inner member 'of said section cultivates the innerside of the row of growing plants, while the other section of the cultivator .plows the middle portion of the ground between therows oi' growing plants.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cultiva-tor embodying two substantially V-shaped sections lhaving `groundworkingdevices, each of said sectionsbeing adjustable, so as to increasethe width thereof when occasion so requires.

Further obj'ectsof the invention are to provide a cultivator particularly adapted for cultivating cotton which shall be simple vin itsconstruction, strong, durable, eiiicient in its `use,.readily set up, and comparatively inexpensive .to-manufacture.

With-the foregoing and other objects in viewthe invention consistsof the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,hereinafter more specifically described,

and illustrated lin the accompanying drawv`ings, whereinis shown the preferred embodi ment of acultivatorin accordance with this invention; butit is to `be understood that changes, variations, and modifications can "beresorted to which come within'the scope of l.the claims hereunto appended.

In describing the-invention in detail reference .ishad to the accompanying drawings,

wherein'like reference characters denote corv Fig.'2 is afside elevation. Fig.'3 is av Vdetail showing :thearrangement .ofthe spring harrow-teeth. .VFig. f4. isv alietailof thev series of wee der-teeth, n 'andFig |`5.,.ifs1a like view showing .the adjust-` :able supportingelementfortheplowffeet. y, Y

Referring to the drawings 'by reference characters, 1 denotes lthe central beam 'of :a

cultivat'or having itsforward:endformedina lhook-like manner, as 'at 2, for connecting a swing] etree thereto, and at its 'rear Aend -is provided'with a cultivator-foot 2a. `Secured vto the forward portion of the beam il `isa coupling .element Vfor connecting the outer-side members of the cultivator-sect'ions to ythe main beam l. The coupiingelement'consists of a pair of plates "3 4,1eac`h 'of-whicih has its inner face grooved, so as "to ienable the plates?) 4 to stradd'leftne beam '1.' The plates 3 4 are connected ltogetherho'ldfast devices `5 k6 in the form kof nuts `and bolts, the -holdfast device V5 being arrangedin close proximity tothe groovesrintheplates-3 4 and the holdfast device 6 being arranged near the ends ofthe plates 3 4, and ybythe employment ofthe holdfast devices ina manner as shown the coupling element is iixedly secured to the mainbeam 1near the forward end thereof. l

The cultivator comprises ltwo 'Vfs'haped sections, rei'erred to ygenerallybythe reerence characters? 8. The sectionv''ispositioned atvone side of the main beam l'1 andthe section 8 at vthe .other side of the said imain beam 1. As the section? is constructed `in a similar `manner as the section 8, but one section will be described, the same referencecharacters lbeing applied thereto. zEach fof the V-shaped sections ofthe cultivator'consists of an inner and an outer'membjer. )The outer member comprises an elongated inclined v,portion 9, having its forward end ormed with aloop 10, through which-extends 'the vbolt 6 or the vhold ast device, vso that the said outer ymember rwill be hinged at its forward end to the couplingI element carried by the main-beam k1. Theinclined portion 9 `of the outer member terminates'in an angularlyeextending portion 1:1'. The saidportionjl'l extends at right'angles with respect to the main beam 1 andterminates in a rearwardly-extending portion 12, vwhich is arranged in parallelism withrespect tothe main beam `1, and the said portion 12 y'terminates in an angularly=projecting'portion 13, ywhich extends ,at right angles with respect to the main beam 1, and the said-portion 13 terminates in a .rear'wardly=extend ing portion 14, which is arranged iinlparallelism with' respect ,to themainbeam1, and

thenportion 14 terminates iin an 'ganguljar-iyf proj ectingpportion'.1'5 Whioh'extend'sgatright TOO IIO

angles with respect to the main beam l, and

.the said portion 15 terminates in a rearwardly-extending portion 16, which is arranged in parallelism with respect -to the main beam 1. The inner member of the V-shapedsection is interposed between the main beam 1 and the outer member oi the section, and the said inner member comy,prises a `forwardly-extending portion 17 `which is arranged at the side of the main .beam 1 and is adjustably connected to the said beam by the attaching device 18. Suitable holes 19 are provided in the main beam 1, so that the portion 17 can be secured at various points to the said beam, thereby .enabling the said inner member to be adin other words, at right angles to the main beam 1, and the said inner member further comprises the forwardly-extending portions 26 27, the portion 26 being interposed bej tween-the portions 23 and 24, and the portion 27 is interposed between the portions 24 25. The portions 26 and 27 are arranged in parallelism with the portions 12 and 14 .v of the outer member and also in parallelism with'the main beam 1.

The angularly-extending portions 11 and 23 provide a straddling space near. the apex of each V-shaped section, so that the outer member of the sec- Y tion'can be positioned on one side of the row of growing plants and the inner member on the other side of'said row. To each of the portions 11, 13, and 15 of the outer member a spring-harrow Ytooth 28 is attached, and to each of the portions 23, 24, and 25 of the inner member a spring barrow-tooth 29 is also attached when used asa harrow. To each of the portions 12, 14, and 16 of the outer member and the portions 26 and 27 vof the inner member a cultivator or plow foot '30 is attached when used as a cultivator. When used as a weeder, to the portions 11,

1 3, and 15 of the outer member and to the portions 23, 24, and 25 of the inner member weeder-teeth areV secured, and in this connection it will be stated that a plate 11ais prol vided, to which is secured `a Vseries of weederteeth 11b.

The plate '11a is i'ormed with an opening through which extends a suitable holdl'ast device for securing a plate carrying a pluralityoic weeder-teeth to each of the ortions 11 13, and 15 of the outer member and 23, 24, and 25 of the inner member.

Oftentimes it is desirable to expand the cultivator and 'yet narrow 'the space between the straddling plows or to contract the cultivator and widen the space between the straddling plows, and for such purpose there is employed an adjustable supporting element for the plow-foot, the said element being adapted to be detachably secured in position so that it can be placed at the outer or the inner side of the outer or the innerY member of the cultivator-section. There are as many supporting elements employed as there are portions of the outer and inner members,'to each of which is adapted to be secured a plow-foot. The adjustable supporting member is shown in Fig. 5 and consists of a short bar 11C, to which is secured a plow-foot 11d. The bar 11c is detachably secured in position by means of a pair of' yokes 11e, carrying holdiast devices on their lower ends, and between the holdfast devices and the lower edge of the member 'and the bar 11C is positioned the clamping-pieces 11i. Upon the top of each of the yokes 11e and interposed between the bar 1 1 and the member is a spacing-washer 11g. In Fig. 5 the supporting element for the plow-foot is positioned at the outer side of one of the members of a section; but owing to the manner in which the supporting element is detachably connected' to said member it will be evident that the plow-foot can be positioned upon the inner side of the member. If it be desired to Widen the strad dling space the plow-feet are removed from the inner and outer members of a section and connected to supporting elements Jformed by the bars 1 1C. 'llie bars 1 1C, with the plow-feet, are then secured at the IOO outer side of the outer and inner members.

It it be desired to narrow the straddling space, the bars 11C, with the plow-feet, are secured upon the inner side 'of the outer and inner members of the cultivator-sect'ion.

By securing the harrow or weeder teeth l and the plow-feet to the outer and inner members of the section the said teeth and feet will be arranged in substantially a V-shaped manner, as will beevident. v

The reference characters 31 and 32 denote the handles of the cultivator, and at their forward ends they are secured to the' sides of the main beam 1, as at 33, near the coupling element upon the beam. rl.`liese handles ex- IlO tend rearwardly and upwardly at an inclinal tion and are so disposed that they will extend over each ofthe V-shaped sections or1 the cultivator. Each of the handles has the outer member of a V-shaped section of the cultivator adjustably connected thereto, and the said connection 'consists of a pair of" brace members 34 35.` The brace 34 at one end is ixedly connected, as at 36, to the portion 13 of the outer member, and the brace 35 is ixedly connected, as at 37, to the rear end of the portion 16 of the outer member. The brace 34 at its other end is provided with a plubeam, means for hinging one end of the innermembers to the outer members, means for t adjustably connecting the other ends of said outer members tothe beam, a pair of handles attached to the beam, adjustable connections between the handles and the said outer members, ground-working devices carried by therportions of the said members which extend in parallelism with respect to the beam, and ground-working devices carried u by certain of the said angularly-disposed portions of the said members.

6. A'cultivator comprising a `main beam having a ground-working device at its rear end, a pair ofouter members, one disposed at each side of the beam and each of said members formed with portions disposed at right angles with respect to the beam and portions extending in parallelism with re. spect to the beam, means for connecting the forward ends of said members to the beam, an inner member interposed between each outer member and the beam, each of said inner members provided with portions extending at right angles with respect to the beam and portions extending in parallelism with respect to the beam, means for connecting one end of the inner members to the outer members, means for connecting the other ends of said outer members to the beam, a pair of handles attached to the beam, connections between the handles and the said outer members, ground-working devices carried by the portions of the said members which extend in parallelism with respect to the beam.

7. A cultivator comprising a main beam having a ground-working device at its rear end, a pair of outer members, one disposed at each side of the beam and each of said members formed with portions disposed at right members to the beam, a pair of handles attached to the beam, connections between the handles and the said outer members, groundworking devices carried by the portions of the said members which extend in parallelism with respect tothe beam, and ground-working devices carried by certain of the said angularly-disposed portions of the said memers.

8. A cultivator comprising a main beam centrally disposed and a pair of substantially V-shaped sections, there being a V-shaped section disposed at each side of said beam, each of said V-shaped sections consisting of an outer and an inner member, the outer member being hinged to near the forward end of said main beam, means for adjustably connecting the rear end of the inner member to the beam, means for connecting the forward end of the inner member to an outer member at a point removed from the forward end of said outer member thereby forming the apex of the V-'shaped section', each of said inner and outer members being provided with means to form a straddling space near the apex of the section whereby the outer membermay be positioned upon one side of a row of growing plants and the inner member on the other side of said row.

9. A cultivator comprising a main beam carryingI ground-working devices at the rear' thereof, a pair of outer members hinged to the forward portion of said means, each of said outer members at a point removed from its forward end provided with portions extending at right angles to the main beam and portions extending in parallelism with respect to the main beam, a pair of inner members interposed between the outer members and the main beam, each of said inner members being hinged at its forward end to an outer member thereby in connection with the outer member forming a V-shaped section, each of said inner members having portions extending at right angles to the main beam and portions extending in lparallelism with respect to the main' beam, certain of the angularly-disposed portions of the said inner and outer members forming a straddling space near the apex of1the sections, means for adjustably connecting the rear ends of said inner members to the main beam to allow the increasing and decreasing of the width of the V-shaped sections, a pair of handles 'attached at their forward ends to the main beam and adjustably connected at their rear ends to the main beam, means for connecting the handles to the rear ends of the outer members, ground-working devices carried by the right-angularly-extending portions of the inner and outer members, and ground-working devices carried by those portions of the inner and outer members which extend in parallelism with the main beam.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set' my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

w. c. OGLETREE.

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